Episode 18 Inflationary Pressure

This month the cuddle covers inflation with a little help from https://www.inflationarypressure.com. We outline the types of inflation measurements and whether inflation really matters anymore? Using inflationary pressure.com we look at RPI, CPI, compound interest, average earnings and compare these to council tax, food, automobiles, rail fares and clothing.

You can compare the charts for yourself at https://www.inflationarypressure.com or look out for the video on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3wVPbGt6B-UFnUPUk1jEAQ

Use the drop-down lists on the website to compare the following;

CPI vs RPI

5% Compound Interest vs 7% Compound Interest

Council Tax vs 5% Compound Interest

Council Tax vs Average Earnings

RPI vs Average Earnings

RPI vs Total Food Inflation

Average Earnings vs Buying a Car

RPI vs Rail Fares

Average Earnings vs Rail Fares

RPI vs Children's Clothing

Average Earnings vs Children’s Clothing